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Chapter 21

           Ourheartswerethrownintoaterribleflutterbythisdiscovery,forifitshouldtouchatourisland,wehadnodoubtthecaptainwouldbehappytogiveusapassagetosomeofthecivilisedislands,wherewecouldfindashipsailingforEnglandorsomeotherpartofEurope.Home,withallitsassociations,rushedinuponmyheartlikeaflood;andmuchthoughIlovedtheCoralIslandandthebowerwhichhadnowbeenourhomesolong,IfeltthatIcouldhavequittedallatthatmomentwithoutasigh.Withjoyfulanticipationswehastenedtothehighestpointofrocknearourdwellingandawaitedthearrivalofthevessel,forwenowperceivedthatshewasmakingstraightfortheislandunderasteadybreeze.

           Inlessthananhourshewasclosetothereef,wheresherounded-toandbackedhertopsailsinordertosurveythecoast.Seeingthis,andfearingthattheymightnotperceiveus,weallthreewavedpiecesofcocoa-nutclothintheair,andsoonhadthesatisfactionofseeingthembeginningtoloweraboatandbustleaboutthedecksasiftheymeanttoland.Suddenlyaflagwasrunuptothepeak,alittlecloudofwhitesmokerosefromtheschooner’sside,andbeforewecouldguesstheirintentions,acannon-shotcamecrashingthroughthebushes,carriedawayseveralcocoa-nuttreesinitspassage,andburstinatomsagainstthecliffafewyardsbelowthespotonwhichwestood.

           Withfeelingsofterrorwenowobservedthattheflagattheschooner’speakwasblack,withaDeath’s-headandcross-bonesuponit.

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